Sophie Corcoran

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Sophie Corcoran

A sick Castleford woman who performed a sex act on a vulnerable, elderly man to distract him as she stole from his wallet has been jailed. Leanne McFarlane, 29, met the man - who has dementia - while he was out in his garden one day. Leeds Crown Court heard on Thursday the man's son became suspicious of McFarlane, of Grange Road, and set up security cameras. Prosecutor Katie Welford said: "The son asked the defendant to stop her visits after she requested money for food.

1 week ago | leeds-live.co.uk | Sophie Corcoran

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Sophie Corcoran

A Leeds monk who sexually abused two boys at a York college has been jailed. Michael James Callaghan, 71, of Moortown, also known as Father James, was found guilty at Teesside Crown Court of 12 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault. The charges related to two boys. Callaghan was jailed for seven years on Thursday and will also be subject to an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.

1 week ago | leeds-live.co.uk | Sophie Corcoran

1 week ago | examinerlive.co.uk | Sophie Corcoran

A man has been charged with murder after a woman was found unconscious at a Bradford home in 2023. Rizwana Kauser, who was 42, died in hospital two days after being found unconscious at the address in Kensington Street on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Detectives launched a murder investigation after enquiries suggested there were suspicious circumstances surrounding her death, leading to the arrest of a man.